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July 2022
 
 
 
Hi Seth,
 
ICYMI, Lance Pierce, CEO of NetHope was recently interviewed in Forbes magazine about Okta’s launch of its nonprofit cybersecurity portfolio, "[This] is a matter not just of cybersecurity, but of human rights. The reason that nation-states and other threat actors target nonprofits and want this information is for overtly political—and sometimes harmful—purposes. It is crucial to protect access to the data itself rather than focusing only on prevention and perimeter defense…Civil society is under attack, and unfortunately it's a problem that's not going away.”
 
 
 
 
Read the rest of the interview at Forbes.com and for a deeper dive check out Lance’s recent blog: In the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution, conflicts themselves are undergoing a digital transformation and NetHope’s full Ukraine Crisis Assessment Report.
 
 
In this month’s newsletter we explore:
  • New learnings about efforts to close the gender gap in mobile phone usage in Ghana.
  • Meri Ghorkhmazyan, Senior Director of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning at Mercy Corps takes readers on a SUCCESSFUL digital transformation journey.
  • Updates from the NetHope Global Summit including BIG NEWS announcements about IN-PERSON regional hubs for Members to experience Summit together!
  • 💡 And REMEMBER! The extended deadline for agenda submissions is THIS FRIDAY, July 22!
 

COLLECTIVE ACTION
 
 
5 learnings for connecting women to smartphones
 
In 2021, we set out to test how to close the gender gap in women micro-entrepreneurs' use of smartphones in Ghana. With help from Strategic Impact Advisors, LLC and funding from Visa we explored five key learning questions, like how much we'd have to subsidize cost before women would opt in to ownership and purchase data plans, what digital financial behaviors they would pursue, and what impacts it would have on their business and personal lives.
 
 
 
Mercy Corps’ Guide to Building a Digital Ecosystem for M&E at Scale
 
Meri Ghorkhmazyan, Senior Director of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning at Mercy Corps takes us through the 4-step process for selecting digital tools to support successful frontline programs.
 
 
 
NetHope and Simprints deliver groundbreaking Digital Protection to Members
 
NetHope is offering vCISO office hours for free to Member organizations for strategic support on the issues that matter to them - from risk assessment to cybersecurity strategy infosec hiring – by leveraging Simprints' team and expertise.
 
 
 
How to approach digital transformation and manage change in a post-COVID world
 
In a blog post by Jeffrey Appell, CEO of NetHope partner, Heller Consulting, he lays out the case for continued digital transformation of the nonprofits sector and practical approaches to make it happen.
 
 
 
 
 

ICYMI: ESSENTIAL WEBINARS FOR YOU
 
 
FEATURING: Maine Medical Center and Dimagi
 
Learn how organizations can encourage program, IT, M&E, and research teams to work collaboratively to build mobile applications that not only collect reliable data, but also empower frontline workers to improve the quality-of-service delivery.
 
 
 
FEATURING: NetHope Members, CARE, SOS Children's Villages, and colleagues at DataKind
 
We explore how to enable responsible data sharing using data catalogues and synthetic data, how to share data with data owners (e.g., communities), how to ensure interoperability of both policies and tools, and how to enable human-centered, privacy-first, and secure data sharing.
 
 
 
 
 
 

☀️ Early Bird Registration is OPEN for the NetHope Global Summit 2022 ☀️
 
 

✨ Do you have a powerful story of partnership or collaboration that you think will benefit the sector? July 22 is the EXTENDED deadline for Agenda Submissions for NetHope's Global Summit for plenaries, breakout sessions, and workshops. Before submitting, take a look at our FAQs and agenda submission requirements. If you don’t have a formal submission but would still like to share an idea with us, email summit@nethope.org.
 
 
 
 

NEW THIS YEAR, our Regional Chapters will host Hubs for Members to gather in-person. These Hubs will also participate in the Summit by hosting a plenary session from each location.
 
 
 
 

Our Member organizations are at the core of the NetHope Global Summit. Hubs will be hosted by our Regional Chapters in North America, Africa, and Europe. Due to limited space at our Member organization facilities, these in-person Hubs are a Member-only benefit with limited seats available. Additionally, the NetHope Global Impact Sponsors and Regional Hub Sponsors will be offered a limited number of tickets to attend. Tickets go on sale for in-person Hub tickets on July 27!
 
 
 
 

DIGITAL UPSKILLING
 
 

NetHope and Simprints deliver groundbreaking Digital Protection to Members
 

NetHope is offering vCISO office hours for free to Member organizations for strategic support on the issues that matter to them - from risk assessment to cybersecurity strategy infosec hiring – by leveraging Simprints' team and expertise.
 
 
 
 
 

NEW TOOLKIT!
 

To guide non-profits through the steps and best practices for implementing Data Governance within your organization, while keeping in mind the changing organization IT landscape, enterprise architecture and program deliverables.
 
 
 
 

Accelerating Together: The Digital Skills Framework Library
 
An organized guide for what to know, learn, and do to better communicate, collaborate, solve complex problems, advocate, and create new ways of doing good in a world where digital is abundant.
 
 
 

THE AI ETHICS WEBINAR SERIES at NetHope.org
 

Learn about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) and how to ethically incorporate AI/ML into nonprofit programs and projects.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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